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Author Notes: I made this to bring for a get together with my Aunts while going over our geneolgy chart. It is loosely based on a pineapple ricotta pie my Mom made when I was young. I happened to have a cup of homemade lemon urd left over from another recipe. It was sitting in the fridge and i wanted to bake something to bring on my visit. I also had about 1 1/2 cups of ricotta and a package of lowfat cream cheese handy. I decided to make a lemon swirl ricotta pie. I made it up as i wemt along and it came out really good. Everyone loved it. - kristy49

Serves 8 small servings

Pie Crust

1packet lowfat cinnamon graham crackers

6tablespoons melted butter

3tablespoons brown sugar

Filling

1cup lowfat cream cheese

1 1/2cups ricotta cheese

1/2 cup cream

2 eggs

1/2cup sugar

1tablespoon fresh or dried lemon rind

1teaspoon lemon extract

1cup lemon curd (jar or homemade)

1dash salt

Crust:
Pulverize the whole sleeve of lowfat cinnamon graham crackers in food processor, add sugar and butter and press into an 8 inch springform fluted pan. Make sure the crust comes up the sides of the pan almost all the way. Set aside.
Filling:
Combine cream cheese and ricotta and cream, eggs, sugar, lemon rind, extract and salt in processor or whip with hand mixer. Spoon into crust and gently add lemon curd, swirling with a spoon or knife into the top like a marble cake.
Bake at 350 degrees until knife comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Cool in oven with door ajar and heat off. Refrigerate until cold and serve with whipped cream.

I made this as a custard without the crust. It was very nice, although I left it in the oven too long, and could only eat the inner part that didn't get too dark. : ( But that was my fault for not setting the timer and for starting a movie.